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| 1953.1 | | SUSHI::KMACDONALD | sushi: not just for breakfast! | Wed May 29 1991 16:58 | 5 |
| > Does anyone have route details for the T-Bones Omnium, May 30-Jun 2.
I asked this yesterday in CYCLE_RACING, haven't been back to see if it's
been answered - might want to check there?
ken
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| 1953.2 | The Merrimack details for Thursday | DOGONE::WOODBURY | | Wed May 29 1991 19:31 | 13 |
| I just called the Merrimack Police.... and got the scoop for Tomorrow.
The race leaves Manchester at noon, and will travel south into
Merrimack on Wire road, to Joppa road, to Meetinghouse road, to
Naticook road and out Tinker road into Nashua. These are roads I
ride often (as they are just a couple miles from MKO) and so you
can expect to see me parked near the top of the hill on Naticook
road for a show between 12:30 and 1:00. I bet they don't even get
out of the saddle.
Does anybody have the scoop for the Mt Washington finish - that would
make for a jolly picnic...
mark
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| 1953.3 | the Nashua-Hudson-Pelham parts | NOVA::FISHER | It's Spring | Thu May 30 1991 09:12 | 26 |
| I heard last evening that it starts at the T-Bones in Manchester at
12:20, sprints are at T-Bones in Hudson and Salem. Hudson is expected
at 1 to 1:15 and 2:15. From Naticook in .2, the route will take
L Camp Sargeant
R Tinker
R Manchester
L Canal st (maybe the cutoff?)
R Central
R Lowell (to the T-Bones)
L Pelham (across from my Condo)
R Bush Hill (short steep, somebody will get out of the saddle)
(sharp mean left at the bottom of the hill before the climb to
Bowman)
L Bowman
R Jeremy
L Mammoth
R Nashua
...
All to retrace after the turnaround in Salem. The finish is in the
Millyard district in Manchester.
I'm going over to Bush Hill, on my bike, of course. It ain't much but
it's the best climb of the day, both ways.
ed
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| 1953.4 | The finale | NOVA::FISHER | It's Spring | Thu May 30 1991 13:43 | 5 |
| I have also heard that the finish will be 3 laps on or near Arms Park
on Commercial St in Manchester. Commercial St is parallel and near the
river approximately between the Granite St and Bridge St bridges.
ed
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| 1953.5 | | WUMBCK::FOX | | Fri May 31 1991 11:46 | 12 |
| I glaced at the front sports page of the Union Leader this morning.
Seems the 3 lead riders got ahead of the pace vehicle, and wound
up unprotected entering the last 3 laps in Manchester. There was
no traffic control, and near collisions were happening fast and
furious. They called the race after the lead riders completed 2
of the 3 laps prior to the finish. I believe there were no points
granted for the finish.
Luckily no accidents occured. It was a shame all that work went
unrewarded as well. I wouldn't be surprised to see the So. NH
stage dropped from next year's race.
John
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| 1953.6 | Gotta tighten up on protection... | SUSHI::KMACDONALD | sushi: not just for breakfast! | Fri May 31 1991 12:22 | 13 |
| > Luckily no accidents occured. It was a shame all that work went
> unrewarded as well. I wouldn't be surprised to see the So. NH
> stage dropped from next year's race.
Betcha there are some unhappy campers out there! Bummer. Things seemed
to be kinda loose as far as road-marshalling/police protection in
Merrimack on the first trip through. Past experience with organizing a
few races seems to indicate that unless local police are familiar with
bike racing they seem to have no idea how fast things are gonna happen.
Not sure what happened in this case, but sounds probable. Fortunately,
they DO tend to improve with a bit of experience. Tends to be real
unpleasant many times (e.g. yesterday). Glad nobody got hurt.
ken
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